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Let me make it clear before I get lumped in with your apparently Neanderthal father that my issue with Melanie has absolutely nothing to do with her being a ‘chick’. She’s not good at the job and that

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Cut it out. You have no idea about his father. Calling him a "Neanderthal" based on one comment shows how judgmental and immature you are.  I find if frickn' amazing how a few of you feel yo

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2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Wow, that's terrible base running by Mateo.

Newman goes silent because she wasn't sure that she could actually say that Mateo just screwed up little league style. 

You are giving her way too much credit. She had no idea what was happening.

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Man, I don't want to be complaining all of the time, but really doesn't feel like Melanie knows what she's looking at. Needed Palmer to intervene several seconds later to point out the very important moment in Mateo getting doubled up.

Haha, Palmer did step in didn't he?

Not sure why the Orioles can't have major league level backup PBP broadcasters. 

They should go get the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps announcer. He's fantastic. 

But he doesn't check off a box so he won't work for the Orioles.

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Just now, Bemorewins said:

I know some O’s fans have become conditioned to be obsessed with prospects (not saying that you are). But isn’t the object to obtain good players regardless of where they come from?

Os fans have a particular fascination with their shiny Bowie and Norfolk toys. The reality is it's much harder to produce in the MLB than it is in the minors.

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Just now, glenn__davis said:

You are giving her way too much credit. She had no idea what was happening.

Perhaps. Who knows. It was just so bad. How do you not let us know that Mateo was off the base as the left fielder was coming in on the ball? 

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Just now, Tony-OH said:

Haha, Palmer did step in didn't he?

Not sure why the Orioles can't have major league level backup PBP broadcasters. 

They should go get the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps announcer. He's fantastic. 

But he doesn't check off a box so he won't work for the Orioles.

Garceau doesn't check off any boxes and yet he's called plenty of games. You can say you don't like someone without insinuating that they're just there for "diversity". It also ignores the many excellent female pbp announcers out there that the Orioles could have also hired. Newman wasn't the only option available. They chose her

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1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Haha, Palmer did step in didn't he?

Not sure why the Orioles can't have major league level backup PBP broadcasters. 

They should go get the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps announcer. He's fantastic. 

But he doesn't check off a box so he won't work for the Orioles.

She makes me second guess what I'm seeing with my own eyes because the calls are so delayed or just outright wrong.

I don't mind her on the MASN crew, but yeah, they have to have someone else do play-by-play.

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Garceau doesn't check off any boxes and yet he's called plenty of games. You can say you don't like someone without insinuating that they're just there for "diversity". It also ignores the many excellent female pbp announcers out there that the Orioles could have also hired. Newman wasn't the only option available. They chose her

Newman is fine doing pre and post but she doesn't belong anywhere near a PBP booth radio or TV

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